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Cheryl Morden, Director North American Liaison Office International Fund for Agricultural Development 17th June 2008, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington D.C.
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HELPING WOMEN RESPOND TO THE GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS:THE GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS:
WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT WE STILL NEED TO KNOW
Presentation ByPresentation ByCheryl Morden
DirectorN th A i Li i OffiNorth American Liaison Office
International Fund for Agricultural Development
June 17, 2008
WOMEN FEED THE WORLD…
...AND THEY ARE FED UP.
WOMEN – PREDOMINANTLY URBAN WOMEN -- ARE FLEXING THEIR POLITICAL MUSCLE TO DEMAND ACTION THAT WILL MAKE FOOD
MORE ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE
THE WORLD IS RESPONDING
World Bank’s “New Deal for Global Food Policy”
FAO’s High Level Conference on Food Security
UN Hi h L l T k F th Gl b l F d UN High Level Task Force on the Global Food Security Crisis
UN Comprehensive Framework for Action
THE RESPONSES HAVE BEEN LARGELY GENDER BLIND GENDER BLIND --
FAILING TO RECOGNIZE THE ROLE OF FAILING TO RECOGNIZE THE ROLE OF WOMEN AND THE SPECIFIC
CHALLENGES AND CONSTRAINTS CHALLENGES AND CONSTRAINTS THEY FACE
THE AUDIENCE IS BIGGER AND INCLUDES MANY FOR WHOM INCLUDES MANY FOR WHOM THIS IS NEW INFORMATION
THE INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSE REFLECTS:
INCOMPLETE GENDER MAINSTREAMING
NEGLECT OF THE AGRICULTURE NEGLECT OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY
SKIMPY RESOURCES FOR GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT
WHAT WE NEED IS A SQUARE DEAL FOR WOMEN A SQUARE DEAL FOR WOMEN
IN AGRICULTURE
IMMEDIATELY
Adequate treatment of gender and women’s roles in the UN Comprehensive Framework for Action (CFA)
Terms of Reference for Assessment Missions should include gender analysis and recommendations
New and concerted efforts to raise awareness and understanding, especially among policymakersunderstanding, especially among policymakers
SHORT - TERM
Gender-analysis to ensure that women benefit from efforts to boost production in the next growing season while strengthening information and season while strengthening information and knowledge to inform longer-term actions
Production inputs
CreditCredit
Market access
MEDIUM - TERMBuild consensus around priority actions and advocate for themABC’s
Admit women access to productive resources p(especially land and water), information, gender-sensitive technology, and financeBudget resources for gender equality and Budget resources for gender equality and women’s empowermentCount women in:
Ensure rural women’s representation and Ensure rural women’s representation and participation in decisions that affect their lives and communitiesImprove sex-disaggregated data collection Improve sex-disaggregated data collection, development of gender-sensitive indicators, monitoring, and evaluation
LONG - TERM
Deepen our understanding of the impact on women of climate change, payment for environmental
i d i f bi f l d tiservices, and expansion of biofuel production
Strengthen and expand women’s leadershipg p p
Complete gender mainstreaming
Track budgetary and other resources for gender equality and women’s empowerment
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